It rips me apart when I look in your eyes,
and vacancy is all I see.
I know there's a beast caged within,
one that needs to be free.

It pains me so to witness your suffering,
in a cruel world all your own,
I can't reach to you often enough,
for you to know you're not alone.

You tread through the motions of every day,
when darkness comes you bail,
It's as though you return to the battle,
from the memories your mind sets sail.

I'll not give up on keeping you here,
and I'll not let you give in,
Our love is too strong to let you go now,
it's a war of ghosts, that we must win.

You toss and turn and call their names,
the night air chases your voice,
That's when I know they've come to visit,
leaving you without choice.

You wake in a pool of blood and sweat,
drowning beneath it's waves,
I find you at first light staring out the window,
paying tribute to your own grave.

So I wrap my arms around you,
and let my tears flow through your hair,
Wishing they would wash away,
all the weight my soldier bears.

You fought the battle, you fought it hard,
now you fight one of your own,
I waited then, and again I'll wait,
for you to finally reach home.